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(1) The General Council shall consist of the following persons:- 1 [(a) Chancellor;] 2 [(b) Former Presidents or Chancellors on invitation of the Chancellor;] 3 [(c) Vice Chancellor;] (d) Attorney General of India; (e) a nominee of the Chairman of the Bar Council of India from amongst the members of the Bar Council of India; (f) Advocate General of 4 Telangana; (g) Chairman, Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh; (h) Two pre-eminent persons in the disciplines of Social Sciences and Humanities nominated by the 5 [Chancellor]; 6 [(i) two persons from amongst,- (a) sitting or retired Judges of the High Court of Judicature for the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh, nominated by the Chancellor; (b) retired Judges of the High Court, Andhra Pradesh nominated by the Chancellor;] (j) two persons from amongst the Board of Governors of the society nominated by the 5 [Chancellor]; (k) two pre-eminent persons in legal or educational field, nominated by the 5 [Chancellor]; (l) five members nominated by the Government of 4 Telangana among whom, one shall be the Chief Secretary, one shall be the Principal Secretary of the Finance and Planning (Fin.Wing) Department and one shall be the Law Secretary and remaining two from amongst distinguished academicians or administrators connected with law and allied disciplines; (m) the Registrar; and (n) all the professors who are the Heads of Departments in the University. (2) (i) Where a person has become a member of the General Council by reason of the office or appointment he holds, his membership shall terminate when he ceases to hold that office or appointment; (ii) the term of office of the nominated members of the General Council other than the ex-officio members shall be three years; (iii) a member of the General Council shall cease to be a member if he resigns or becomes of unsound mind, or becomes insolvent or is convicted of a criminal offence involving moral turpitude. A member, other than the Director, Registrar or Professor, shall also cease to be member if he accepts a full time appointment in the University; or if he not being an ex-officio member fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the General Council without the leave of the 1 [Chancellor]; (iv) a member of the General Council other than an ex-officio member may resign his office by a letter addressed to the 1 [Chancellor] and such resignation shall take effect, as soon as it has been accepted by him; and (v) any vacancy in the General Council shall be filled by nomination by the respective nominating authority and on expiry of the period of the vacancy, such nomination shall cease to be effective.